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Captain Sully like... that was awesome how calm he was landing on the Hudson. Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

WTG guys! Awesome job! Was the boat open or enclosed? Either way hardcore! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Cool pic and a pretty dog! Nicely done! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks Les. Yes I talked to the guy that drove separately. It was an exceptionally nice day for the end of December. Nice job on the browns! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Looks just like Cayuga today, same water temps too, thanks for the post! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

One more time into the breach boys! Launched at Taughannock around 11:00am met a few nice guys that headed south so I went North. First fish was a 22" LL on a five color core with a FLT purple alpha alewife. Stayed deep 200-380 most of the day. Scattered bait in its deep winter pattern down 200-240' lots of small salmon in wolf packs! Had several doubles with the little guys. Finally found a few Lakers above 130' dropped one and landed one on the usual custom paddle and blue uv fly. Ran the rigger down 150-220'. Was out in 365' of water and the rigger took a big shot, I hit something submerged and lost my shark weight, Dam! Water was very low to launch at TG. Stay right going out under bridge. The other guys did well in shallow and caught a big brown that they released, cool.. Until next year fish!.... Two for the table, yum!! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That's great info guys, I have read that the finger lakes are fed by many underground springs. The water temp of the springs should be 55 degrees, no? Wikipedia says that Seneca has springs feeding it 328,000 gallons per minute and that because of its depth it stays at 39 degrees throughout the year. So my theory that the bait stays down because they are safer in the dark may be off but I'm sticking with it, lol! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks for the insight, bait on the fingers in the winter seem to hang deep. Is it because they are safer down there or water temp? Or both? Itching to get out... Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That is very cool! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Great report, sounds like they turned on a bit later in the day. That seems to be typical in the winter... Any thoughts on why? Feeding pattern only once a day? Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I believe that it's a dual push for the deer. First during fawning season the safest place is near homes because of the coyotes. Second the hunters decide to start tromping into the woods leaving scent everywhere. The deer not only learn where too survive but the ones that do survive teach their fawns to live near homes where death hasn't occurred. My problem this year was not only leaving my property alone but when I did go into the "kill zone" I find a pile of yotes and few deer. So if there we any trappers out there close to Danby NY and want an extra place to trap send me a PM Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

This spoon from FLT, in the finger lakes. Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That's very cool of the officer to say that! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I understand that the tag should always stay with the meat of the deer. Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Beauty buck! looks like a Texas buck with those dark tall tines! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

True beauty at least the squirrels n mice won't get to it. I'm sure someone will display it with pride. Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks , great fish FH , Seneca has some beautiful LL! Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Nice, was the launch at south end of Owasco still open? Sent from my C771 using Lake Ontario United mobile app